Legal Opinion

Sinclair v. Travis

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 3, 1950No. 600PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWinborne, J.

While there are extensive allegations of fact in support of the position taken by defendants in this action, the evidence pivots around the letter of 28 March, 1938, from N. A. Sinclair, plaintiff’s deceased husband, and testator, to his daughter, the defendant Mrs. Effie S. Travis. Hence, decision on this appeal is determinable, in the main, upon proper construction as to the meaning of this letter. Defendants allege and contend that the defendants, Ruth Travis and Dorothy Travis, granddaughters of N. A. Sinclair, are the owners of the two notes on which this action is based — for that the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Figuers v. SherrellTennessee Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Newman v. . BostSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
  3. Phillips v. PlastridgeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1935
  4. Thomas v. . HoustonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  5. Buffaloe v. . BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Anthony Tile & Marble Co. v. H. L. Coble Construction Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972
  2. Burton v. KenyonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  3. Continental Casualty Co. v. York (In Re York)District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1997
  4. Ferer v. Aaron Ferer & Sons Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Courts v. Annie Penn Memorial Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993

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